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Modern slavery in the latter half of the 20th century and the present, in terms of the people enslaved statistics, while being present as a smaller percentage of humanity, slavery is actually larger in numbers in terms of number of people being enslaved during various past periods (This is largely due to size of humanity being larger). According to the modern abolitionist organization Walk Free, "An estimated 50 million people were living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021, an increase of 10 million people since 2016."[1]
Types of modern slavery
Modern slavery usually exists in the forms of:[2]
- Sex Trafficking.
- Child Sex Trafficking.
- Forced Labor.
- Bonded Labor or Debt Bondage.
- Domestic Servitude.
- Forced Child Labor.
- Unlawful Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers.
Countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery
See also
References
- ↑ Walk Free - Global Slavery Index
- ↑ What is modern slavery, U.S. Department of State